Porthcothan is a Village in the county of Cornwall.

Porthcothan postcode: PL28 8LW

Retail in Porthcothan

There are great places to visit near Porthcothan including some great hiking areas, country parks, towns, hills, villages, historic buildings and airports.

The area around Porthcothan's best hiking areas can be found at Tehidy.

Porthcothan's best nearby country parks can be found at Tehidy Country Park, Kit Hill Country Park, and Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park.

The area around Porthcothan features a number of interesting towns including Callington, Polperro, and St Ives.

The area around Porthcothan's best hills can be found at Kit Hill Country Park.

Cremyll, and Botallack are great places to visit near Porthcothan if you like villages.

The area close to Porthcothan boasts some of the best historic buildings including Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park.

The area around Porthcothan features a number of interesting airports including Cornwall Airport Newquay, and Land's End Airport.

Porthcothan History

There are some historic monuments around Porthcothan:

• Mawgan Porth early medieval settlement and associated burial ground, 250m west of Lanerick
• Three round cairns at The Warren on Pentire Point East
• Part of an early Christian Chapel enclosure at The Old Vicarage
• Wayside cross-slab and early Christian memorial stone in St Columb Major churchyard, 2m south of the church
• Standing cross immediately west of St Mawgan Church
• Two bowl barrows 190m east of Zacry's Islands
• Lanherne Cross, standing cross in the grounds of the convent, Lanherne
• Churchyard cross in St Petroc's churchyard, 3m south of the church
• Cross Putty, medieval wayside cross-base 70m south east of Bosworgey Cottage
• Churchyard cross shaft and base in St Petroc's churchyard, 30m south east of the church
• Promontory fort and two bowl barrows at Trevelgue Head
• Wayside cross in the grounds of Prideaux Place 70m SSW of the house
• Round 600m south east of Tregolds
• Round barrow cemetery at Park Head
• Wayside cross base in Colan churchyard
• Later prehistoric to Romano-British multiple enclosure fort and prehistoric round barrow, 350m south east of Bogee Farm
• Prehistoric inhumation cemetery at Harlyn
• Round 420m south east of Melancoose
• St Pedyr's Well, Treloy
• Four round barrows 400m south east of Little Trewinnick Farm
• Round 340m north west of Tresawle Farm
• St Constantine's chapel and holy well
• Wayside cross on Treloy Hill, 170m east of Tregenna Farm
• Seven round barrows and a ring barrow on Bear's Downs and Denzell Downs, 850m north east of Higher Denzell
• Redcliff Castle, later prehistoric cliff castle 550m south west of Bedruthan
• The Long Stone or Eddystone, standing stone 210m north east of Music Water
• Three bowl barrows forming part of a round barrow cemetery at Cataclews Point
• Four round barrows 270m north west of Higher Trevibban Farm
• Churchyard cross in St Columb Major churchyard, 12m east of the church
• Doublestiles Cross, at the junction of Duchy Avenue and Henver Road
• Hut circle settlement and round called Trevisker Round at Trevisker School
• Liveloe, later prehistoric cliff castle with hut circles on Griffin's Point, and prehistoric round barrow 600m south west of Bre-Pen Farm
• Two round barrows 440m and 510m north west of High Cove Farm
• Two round barrows 150m south west and 180m south east of Prince Parc
• Cross base 30m south of St Merryn's Church
• Nine round barrows 850m north east of Pennatillie
• Wayside cross in Colan churchyard
• Three bowl barrows, once part of a round barrow cemetery, at Barrowfields
• Three round barrows on St Issey Beacon, Trelow Downs, 960m north east of Little Pennatillies
• Three promontory forts south of Trethias Island